Kick Master

Nintendo exclusive

Kick Master is a 2D action platformer focused on martial arts and casting magic. It contains eight linear levels with a boss battle at the end of each level. It also has some role-playing elements, namely leveling, which makes the character stronger after every reached level.

Released: 1 January 1992
Platforms: NES
Genres: Action Beat 'em up Platformer
Developers: —
Publishers: Taito
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Side view
Themes: Action Fantasy
Country: Japan

About

Kick Master (sometimes KickMaster) is an action game developed by KID and published by Taito for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992. The game has some role-play elements, such as leveling up.

›Story

The King and Queen are dead, Princess Silphee kidnapped, and the King's Knights destroyed. Belzed, an evil wizard, wants the Kingdom of Lowrel for his own, and has hidden Silphee deep in his lair. Only Thonolan remains, the youngest, most talented Kick Master ever born. If he were any less powerful, he'd never survive.

He must use every ounce of his fighting strength and summon up all of his magical skill to overcome Belzed's army of fanatics. For the adventure of a lifetime - and the salvation of Lowrel - come challenge fate with Thonolan!

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Media

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Gameplay

Kick Master resembles early games in the Castlevania series. Enemies are fought using martial arts kicks and magic spells. Defeated enemies drop three items that will either help or hurt the player character Thonolan. When Thonolan gains a level, his maximum MP is increased and new moves are learned.

Story

The castle of Lowrel is attacked and burned by the monsters and magic of the powerful witch Belzed. In the attack, the King and the Queen are slain and their only child, Princess Silphee, is kidnapped. The king's guards were all killed, except for the knight Macren. He and his younger brother, Thonolan, an aspiring martial artist, take off on a long journey to free the princess.

As the fight against Belzed's minions commences, Macren is mortally wounded by a skeleton. With his dying breath, he pleads his brother to use his "great kicking skills" to avenge him.